What I've observed.

That kids, privileged kids, from the northeast and LA seem to be rather cut-off from the world in a sense that it's them and their perceived "coolness." They really think high of themselves. Yes, their parents have connection to "cool" people that are artists, musicians, and whatnot. Yes, they vacation in places like Italy, London and Paris. Yes, they probably, if applied, attend a highly prestigious university majoring in the likes of English, photography, acting or some extraordinary soft field (English can be the exception if following a classic curriculum). Yes, they are most likely be aware of drivel by modern philosophers like Derrida and Foucault. Yes, they will probably identify as feminists, social "progressives", and activists on behalf of the marginalized and oppressed. Yet, in the most ironic fashion, their world is more insular than the small town girl or the suburban North Face wearing high school student.

The privilege kid's social circle is small -- kids from their prestigious high school onto university where they meet other kids with *similar aspirations and thoughts. They date and marry within this pool. They do not look down a social class or economic class, or widen their circles, because why would they need to?

This post was inspired in part of this article and what was said in one of my sociology classes, that the privilege usually only come into contact with the lower class (middle to low) in select social settings. For example, a privileged daughter of a movie director handing her credit card to the waitress at a restaurant. How many of her friends from childhood to adult are working in a blue-collar job?

Though partisan the article may be, it brings up a several good points. The US is a huge country; besides experiencing culture shock from traveling to other countries, there is culture shock to found within the US directly by socioeconomic division and upbringing.

*Charlie Rose just indirectly explained and outed the selection process of the country's most prestigious colleges/universities.